Pelister-Bitola defeat GGD Šenčur to keep the perfect score
Pelister-Bitola will finish the first regular season tournament with a perfect score as they prevailed over GGD Šenčur in a thrilling ending.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
NLB ABA League 2 Round 2, Wednesday, 19 October 2022:
PELISTER-BITOLA - GGD Šenčur 71:67 (17:20, 22:12, 16:19, 16:16)
The first tournament of the 2022/23 NLB ABA League 2 regular season was simply perfect for Pelister-Bitola as the green-and-whites scored two wins in the opening two rounds.
After prevailing over their local rivals TFT Skopje at the start of the new season, Pelister-Bitola squad defeated GGD Šenčur this Wednesday evening in a thrilling ending to improve their season score to 2-0.
Everything in this match was decided in the final minute in which Pelister-Bitola made a 5:0 run to grab the precious win.
The 38-year-old point guard Dimitar Karadžovski played the key role in those moments as he firstly made a lay-up to put his team in front – 68:67, while after that he also made a very important free-throw for 69:67.
GGD Šenčur had one last chance to take the win, but Jan Novak missed a 3-pointer, after which Pelister-Bitola power forward Aleksandar Jovanovski made both free throws to seal the win for his team – 71:67.
Stats
Players on court
| PEL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Jovanovski A. | 05:34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Karadžovski D. | 40:00 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Dvojakovski O. | 16:50 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
| 12 | Mustafica N. | 35:49 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 17 | Sapundžiev I. | 35:39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| SEN | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Novak J. | 32:00 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Ožegović G. | 32:01 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Murić D. | 35:15 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | Martinčič N. | 26:13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Walford L. | 25:24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | 12 MUSTAFICA N. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:02 (Q4) | 11 MARTINČIČ N. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:10 (Q4) | 71 : 67 | 5 JOVANOVSKI A. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:10 (Q4) | 70 : 67 | 5 JOVANOVSKI A. made free throw (1 of 2) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Caruthers D. | 15 | - | 26 | Murić D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Mustafica N. | 17 | - | 21 | Murić D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Hadžifezović S. | 8 | - | 13 | Murić D. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Caruthers D. | 6 | - | 8 | Novak J. |
